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noblewoman

[noh-buh l-woo m-uh n]
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noun, plural no·ble·wom·en.
  1. a woman of noble birth or rank.
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Origin of noblewoman

First recorded in 1565–75; noble + -woman
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Examples from the Web for noblewoman

Historical Examples

  • See a letter of Calvin to this noblewoman (Dec. 8, 1557), Lettres franç.

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)

    Henry Martyn Baird

  • Well, my chick, suppose I were to make thee a noblewoman to-day?

    Faustus

    Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger

  • He fell on his knees before the noblewoman and plead with her for mercy.

  • If a noblewoman's husband dies she need not expect to be a widow very long, for a man is required to manage her fief.

    Life on a Mediaeval Barony

    William Stearns Davis

  • The noblewoman possessed an ideal: to sacrifice herself for her fellow beings; to serve them even at the cost of her own life.

    The Enemies of Women

    Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for noblewoman

noblewoman

noun plural -women
  1. a woman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
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